Jeanne Lanvin - French fashion designer. She founded the Paris Fashion House Lanvin in Paris. Our heroine was born in 1867 in the capital of France. Her father was journalist Konstantin Lanven.
Biography
Jeanne Marie Lanven was the first child in the family. Subsequently, she had nine sisters and brothers. Some information sources say even ten. The family's income level was modest, so Lanven Jeanne found a job at the age of thirteen. She was a delivery man in Madame Bonnie’s workshop. There, the girl worked for three years. In 1883, Jeanne went to Madame Felix. Her studio was located on the corner of Bussy d'Angles and Faubourg Saint-Honore. After some time, the girl began to work in the fashion house of Susanna Talbot.
Debut
Couturier Jeanne Lanvin opened her first hat atelier in 1885, it did not last long. Soon, the father of our heroine, who was then 18 years old, signed a contract with the dressmaker Maria Berta Montage de Valenti on training. The woman worked in Barcelona. Konstantin Lanven wanted his daughter to master sewing. The agreement was signed for 3 months. However, a real friendship arose between young Jeanne and Maria. Thanks to her, our heroine spent five years in Barcelona. She returned in 1890 to Paris. Thanks to the money earned, taking a loan, Jeanne opened a new hat studio. It was located on the street Faubourg Saint Honore.
Marriage
In 1896, Jeanne Lanven married. Her chosen one was the Italian nobleman Emilio di Pietro. However, their union broke up after eight years. In this marriage Margarita Marie Blanche was born - the only daughter of our heroine. Subsequently, she became an opera singer and became famous in the highest society of Paris as Marie Blanche de Polignac.
The daughter became a true joy, inspirer, muse and pride for her mother. Marie Blanche had a wonderful ear for music. Jeanne adored her and wanted the girl to always be smartly dressed. She had the idea to create clothes for children in an atelier. Marie Blanche recalled that she was a small fashion model. On it, Lanwen introduced her new models. The image of daughter and mother is iconic for the Lanvin fashion house.
For the smallest
At that time, clothing for children was only a simplified version of what adults wore. Jeanne Lanven began to create costumes for the smallest. It was these clothes that became the basis for her fashion studio. Models were developed directly for children and took into account their features. Lanven's clothing was invented for her daughter, but began to attract wealthy people who visited the atelier. They asked our heroine to sew such new things for their own children.
Lanven clothes were distinguished by the use of quality fabrics, attention to the smallest details, and workmanship. In this fashionable house for a child, you could pick everything up. In particular, fancy dresses, couplings and hats, elegant dresses and casual clothes were presented here.
